上海市曹杨二中2020ㅡ2021学年高一英语上学期12月月考试题(含解析)

1、上海市曹杨二中2020-2021学年高一英语上学期12月月考试题（含解析）I. Listening Comprehension (20%)Section ADirections: In section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about it. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After

2、you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. For one week. B. For less than a week.C. For two weeks. D. Hard to say.2. A. Go to her sisters wedding ceremony. B. Stay at ho

3、me.C. Go to Georges birthday party. D. Go to Georges house-warming party.3. A. 50 dollars. B. 40 dollars. C. 60 dollars. D. 55 dollars.4. A. She feels bored with the idea. B. She thinks ballet is funny.C. She will not go with the man anyway. D. She shows interest in the show.5 A. Snowy. B. Sunny. C.

4、 Windy. D. Cloudy.6. A. She hasnt seen Monets paintings for ten years.B. She hasnt been to the museum for long.C. She has been interested in Monets paintings for ten years.D. She used to own one of Monets paintings.7. A. Father and daughter. B. Friends.C. Husband and wife. D. Boss and his employee.8

5、. A. The man is not interested in the game this weekend.B. The man is not interested in the team that will play this weekend.C. The man doesnt want to mention the game.D. The man is not interested in watching any game.9. A. She would see Ellen at last.B. She saw Ellen for the last time not long ago.

6、C She has many people to see before Ellen.D. She wouldnt like to see Ellen at all.10. A. The woman is sorry for not being able to spend the holiday with the man.B. The man is a bit annoyed because the woman didnt tell him her plan for the winter holiday.C. The man is sorry about not being able to go

7、 to Malaysia.D The woman is excited about spending the winter holiday in Malaysia without the man.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear two passages and one longer conversation. After each passage or conversation, you will be asked several questions. The passages and the conversation will

8、 be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. 70. B. 80. C. 130. D. 15.12. A.

9、On Tuesdays. B. On Wednesdays.C. On Sundays. D. On Mondays.13. A. The English Family club. B. The painting club.C. The sports club. D. The music club.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. Because they havent as much interest in finding the cure as in space travel.B. Becau

10、se there are too many kinds of cold viruses for them to identify.C. Because it is not economical to find a cure for each type of cold.D. Because they believe people can recover without treatment.15. A. They reveal the seriousness of the problem.B. They indicate how fast the virus spreads.C. They tel

11、l us what kind of medicine to take.D. They show our body is fighting the virus.16. A. It can actually does more harm than good.B. It causes damage to some organs of our body.C. It works better when combined with other remedies.D. It helps us to recover much sooner.Questions 17 through 20 are based o

12、n the following conversation.17. A. It lasts till today.B. It lasted about ten years.C. Its not mentioned in the conversation.D. It lasts forever.18. A. The commercial success of several boys and girls.B. The funny daily stories that happened to a group of close friends.C. How people in Manhattan ma

13、de their living.D. American culture, mainly the coffee culture.19. A. It always received positive reviews from the critics.B. It enjoyed a high rate of watching.C. It was used as a tool for English learning all over the world.D. It became a cultural phenomenon.20. A. They may go to the “Central Perk

14、” for a cup of coffee.B. They may open a new coffee shop together.C. They may start practicing English with each other.D. They may go to the womans place to enjoy the show.II. Grammar and VocabularySection A (10%)Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B,

15、 C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.1. _the city lies the famous beautiful mountain.A. 40 miles southeast ofB. To 40 miles southeast ofC. Southeast 40 miles toD. To southeast 40 miles of【答案】A【解析】【分析】【详解】考查副词和倒装句。句意：这座城市东南四十英里处坐落着那座著名而美丽的山。表示方位，“城市东南方向四十公里的地方”，用(to the)+方

16、位词，数量概念放在介词短语或副词短语的前面，句子使用完全倒装。故选A。【点睛】2. I had wanted to help you last night but I couldnt spare any time, for I _ a composition which I have to hand in this morning.A. wroteB. was writingC. had writtenD. have written【答案】B【解析】【分析】【详解】考查时态。句意：我昨晚本来想帮你的，但我不能抽出时间，因为我正在写一篇今天早上必须交的作文。 根据上文“I had wanted

17、to help you last night but I couldnt spare any time”可知，昨天晚上没空帮助你，结合下文的时间状语in this morning可知，表示过去某段时间一直在做的事情，故用过去进行时，故选B。【点睛】3. Our principal would like to accept _ of the practical suggestions on how to improve students lunch.A. eitherB. neitherC. bothD. any【答案】D【解析】【详解】考查不定代词词义辨析。句意：我们的校长愿意接受任何关于如何

18、改善学生午餐的实际建议。A. either两者之一；B. neither两者都不；C. both两者都；D. any任何一个，任何一些。根据后文“the practical suggestions”和，可知此处表“任何建议”，应用any。故选D项。4. When youre around 17, your brain has reached the point _you can easily make wise decisions.A. whenB. whichC. whereD. that【答案】C【解析】【详解】考查定语从句。句意：当你17岁左右的时候，你的大脑已经可以很容易地做出明智的决

19、定。本句是定语从句，先行词是point，抽象地点名词，从句缺少地点状语，用where引导。故选C。5. If the population of the Earth goes on increasing at its present rate, by the middle of the 21st century, we _ all the oil that drives our cars.A. will use upB. will have been using upC. will have used upD. have used up【答案】C【解析】【详解】考查动词时态。句意：如果地球上的

20、人口继续以目前的速度增长的话，到21世纪中叶，我们将会用完所有的汽车用油。根据上文 by the middle of the 21st century可知，表示在将来某一时间之前已完成的动作，并往往对将来某一时间产生影响，应用将来完成时。故选C。6. An ecosystem consists of the living and nonliving things in an area _ interact with one another.A. thatB. whereC. whoD. what【答案】A【解析】【详解】考查定语从句。句意：一个生态系统由一个区域内的可以相互作用的生物和非生物成

21、的。根据句意可知，_ interact with one another是定语从句，修饰先行词the living and nonliving things，故排除what,what不能用于定语从句。在该定语从句中，interact 缺少主语，因此排除B项。That 既可以代指人，也可以代指物，who只能代指人，根据中的先行词是the living and nonliving things 是既有人又有物，因此只能选择A项。7. It is worth much _ what is worth _.A. doing to doB. to do, to doC. to do, doingD. d

22、oing, doing【答案】C【解析】【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：值得做的事值得做。此句中it是作形式主语，后用不定式做真正的主语，因此，第一空用to do；be worth doing值得做，这是个固定短语。因此，第二空用doing。故选C。8. That was the first time the old lady _ her suffering to others.A. was tellingB. had toldC. have toldD. told【答案】B【解析】【详解】考查时态。句意：这是老太太第一次向别人诉说她的痛苦。“That was the first time th

23、at.第一次.”是固定句型，当主句谓语部分是“was”时，从句使用过去完成时。故选B。9. The result was far beyond _ we had expected, _ brought great joy to every one of usA. that; whichB. than; thatC. what; whatD. what; which【答案】D【解析】【详解】考查宾语从句和定语从句。句意：结果远远超出了我们的预期，这给我们每个人带来了极大的快乐。 考查宾语从句和定语从句。分析句子可知，beyond是介词，故第一空引导宾语从句，从句缺少expect的宾语，故用连词w

24、hat在从句中做宾语，第二空引导非限制性定语从句，指代整个主句，从句中作主语，用关系代词which，故选D。10. Feeling more and more pressure from the environment _, the government has decided to close down the factories pouring out poisonous chemicals.A. pollutedB. having pollutedC. being pollutedD. having been polluted【答案】C【解析】【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：由于受到越来越

25、多的来自环境污染的压力，政府决定关闭那些排放有毒化学品的工厂。分析句子结构可知，句中已有谓语动词，所以用非谓语动词。句中from是介词，the environment与pollute之间为被动关系，所以用动名词的被动式being polluted。故选C。Section B (10%)Directions: Read the following passage and fill in each blank with the proper form of the verbs given in brackets.Surviving in the WildernessMany people enjo

26、y travelling through wild and deserted landscapes, but few expect to end up in a genuine survival situation. The unexpected occasionally _11_(happen), however, so you should be prepared. Imagine finding _12_ in the middle of a wilderness with a broken-down jeep and hardly any food and water. What sh

27、ould your priorities be? Should you stay with your vehicle and hope _13_(rescue)? Or should you search for civilization and risk getting even more lost? Should you spend time searching for water or food first? Or should you postpone worrying about food and water _14_ you have managed to find or buil

28、d a shelter? If you are not sure, keep readingthis article could save your life!Priority 1 ShelterDo not put off _15_(make) a shelterit should be your first priority. Try enlarging an existing, natural shelter, such as a hole in the ground below a(n) _16_ (fall) tree. If you happen to be near a rock

29、y coast, build a shelter and cover it with wood from the beach. If you are on the move, stop to build your shelter while it is still light.Priority 2 WaterIf you fail to find water, you will only survive for about three days (whereas you can survive for weeks without food). If there is no rain, try

30、walking through vegetation early in the morning to collect moisture in clothing. Avoid drinking water_17_looks or smells bad.Priority 3 FireFire has many uses. It makes food more appetizing. If you cant face eating raw worms, boil them in water to make a nourishing soup! Fire protects _18_ dangerous

31、 animals, since many will not dare to approach it. And you can also use it for signaling to rescuers_19_ they give up looking for you!Priority 4 FoodIt is quite easy to get food in the wild, if you know where to look. Many survival books suggest eating a small amount of unknown plants to test _20_ t

32、hey are poisonous. However, we do not recommend to do this, since some plants are so poisonous that even a very small amount can cause serious health problems.【答案】11. happens 12. yourself/yourselves 13. to be rescued 14. until 15. making 16. fallen 17. that/which 18. against 19. before 20. whether/i

33、f【解析】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了在荒野中没有食物没有水没有交通工具的人们应该如何进行自救。【11题详解】考查时态和主谓一致。句意：然而，意想不到的事时有发生，所以你应该有所准备。陈述的是客观情况，用一般现在时，“the+形容词”表一类人时为复数概念，表示”抽象的概念时”谓语动词用单数。所以谓语动词用单数。故填happens。【12题详解】考查代词。句意：想象一下，发现自己身处一片荒野中，开着一辆坏了的吉普车，几乎没有食物和水。在这一句前后都提到“you”，因此可以推测这里缺少一个代词来指自己。故填yourself/yourselves。【13题详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：你应该呆在你

34、的车里，希望获救吗？hope to do sth.希望做某事，由文意可知，这里应是获救即被救的意思，应使用被动，故填to be rescued。【14题详解】考查连词。句意：或者你应该推迟担心食物和水的问题，直到你找到或建造了一个避难所?由句意可知，这里应选用连词“直到”，故填until。【15题详解】考查动名词。句意：不要推迟建造庇护所它应该是你的第一要务。put off doing sth.推迟做某事。故此处填making。【16题详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：尝试扩大现有的天然遮蔽物，比如在树倒下的地上挖一个洞。由句意可知，表示是树已经倒下，表示动作已经完成，所以用过去分词作定语。故填fa

35、llen。【17题详解】考查定语从句。句意：避免饮用看起来或闻起来不好的水。句中先行词为drinking water，指物，在定语从句中作主语，所以用关系代词which或that。故填that/which。【18题详解】考查介词。句意：火能防止危险的动物，因为许多动物不敢接近火。protect against意为“防御、使免受”。故填against。【19题详解】考查连词。句意：你也可以用它向救援者发出信号在他们放弃寻找你之前！根据句意可知，发出信号求救和放弃寻找是先后关系，因此需要用before表示“在之前”。故此处应填before。【20题详解】考查名词性从句。句意：许多生存书籍建议食用少

36、量的未知植物来测试它们是否有毒。本句考查宾语从句，根据句意可知，此处应是“是否”的意思，所以用连接词if或whether。故填if/whether。Section C (10%)Directions: Complete the following sentences by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. capable B. strategy C. responsible D. risk E. treasu

37、red F. extentG. independent H. brought about I. adapted J. aim K. suffered21. A huge amount of environmental damage has been _ by the destruction of the rain forests.22. The goal of education is not to increase the amount of knowledge but to create the possibilities for a child to invent and discove

38、r, to create men who are_ of doing new things.23. By this age, the child becomes relatively_ of his mother, trying to do things on his own.24. Many software companies have _ popular programs to the new operating system.25. Family is a unique gift that needs to be appreciated and_, for it supports us

39、 financially and emotionally.26. Daring to set boundaries（界限）is about having the courage to love ourselves, even when we _ disappointing others.27. The_ of the project is to provide an outlet for childrens creativity.28. Most of us have _ the consequences of stupid decisions taken by others.29. The

40、epidemic（疫情） increased to the_ that residents were afraid to leave their homes.30. The police believe that the same man is _ for three other thefts in the area.【答案】21. H 22. A 23. G 24. I 25. E 26. D 27. J 28. K 29. F 30. C【解析】【分析】【21题详解】考查固定搭配。句意：雨林的破坏给环境造成了巨大破坏。分析句子可知，bring about“造成”是固定搭配，空格处应填被动语

41、态形式，因此填入brought about，符合句意。故选H项。【22题详解】考查形容词。句意：教育的目的不仅仅是增加知识量，而是为孩子创造创造和发现的可能性，培养出出能够创造新事物的人。分析句子可知，空格处为表语，可填形容词，capable “能够的”为形容词，且be capable of是固定搭配意为“能够做”，符合句意。故选A项。【23题详解】考查形容词。句意：在这个年龄，孩子变得相对独立，试图自己做事。分析句子可知，空格处为表语，可填形容词，independent“独立的”为形容词，且be independent of是固定搭配意为“独立于”，符合句意。故选G项。【24题详解】考查动词

42、。句意：许多软件公司已经使流行的程序适应了新的操作系统。分析句子可知，空格处应填谓语动词形式，adapted“适应”为动词，adapted to意为“适应于”，符合句意。故选I项。【25题详解】考查动词。句意：家庭是一种独特的礼物，需要得到赞赏和珍惜，因为它在经济上和情感上支持了我们。分析句子可知，空格处是to be appreciated的并列成分，共同作need的补语，treasure“珍惜”为动词，符合句意。故选E项。【26题详解】考查动词。句意：敢于树立界限，就是要有勇气去爱自己，即使我们冒着让别人失望的风险。分析句子可知，空格处应填谓语动词形式，risk“冒险”为动词，risk do

43、ing是固定搭配意为“冒险做”，符合句意。故选D项。【27题详解】考查名词。句意：该项目的目的是为儿童创造力提供一个平台。根据前面冠词the可知，空格处应填名词，aim“目标”为名词，在句中作主语，符合句意。故选J项。【28题详解】考查动词。句意：我们大多数人都遭受过他人做出愚蠢决定的后果。分析句子可知，空格处应填谓语动词形式，suffered“遭受”为动词，后接宾语the consequences符合句意。故选K项。【29题详解】考查名词。句意：流行病加剧到了居民不敢离开家的程度。根据前面冠词the可知，空格处应填名词，extent“程度”为名词，to the extent that是固定搭

44、配意为“到.程度”，符合句意。故选F项。【30题详解】考查形容词。句意：警方认为，这个人应对该地区另外三起盗窃案负责。分析句子可知，空格处为表语，可填形容词，responsible“负责的”为形容词，且be responsible for是固定搭配意为“为.负责任”，符合句意。故选C项。【点睛】III. Reading ComprehensionSection A (15%)Directions: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill

45、 in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Most American magazines and newspapers reserve 60 percent of their pages for ads. The New York Times Sunday edition _31_ may contain 350 pages of advertisements. Some radio stations devote 40 minutes of every hour to _32_.Then there i

46、s television. The vast majority of television ads today consist of brief advertising spots, _33_ in length from a few seconds to several minutes. According to one estimate, American youngsters sit through three hours of television commercials each week. By the time they graduate from high school, th

47、ey will have been _34_ 360,000 TV ads. Television advertises in airports, hospital waiting rooms, and schools.Major sporting events are now major advertising events. Racing cars serve as high speed _35_. Some athletes receive most of their money from advertisements. One top-ranking basketball player

48、 earned $3.9 million by playing ball. Advertisers paid him nine times that much to _36_ their products.There is no escape. Commercial ads are _37_ on walls, buses, and trucks. They _38_ the inside of taxis and subways -even the doors of public toilets. _39_ messages call to us in supermarkets, store

49、s, elevators -and _40_ we are on hold on the telephone. In some countries so much advertising comes through the mail that many recipients proceed directly from the mailbox to the nearest wastebasket to _41_ the junk mail._42_ Insiders Report, published by McCann-Erickson, a global advertising agency

50、, the estimated amount of money spent on advertising worldwide in 1990 was $275.5 billion. Since then, the figures have soared to $411.6 billion for 1997 and $434.4 billion for 1998. Big money.What is the _43_ of all of this? One analyst put it this way: “Advertising is one of the most powerful soci

51、alizing forces in the culture. Ads sell _44_ than products. They sell images, values, goals, _45_ of who we are and who we should be. They shape our attitudes and our attitudes shape our behavior.”31. A. lonelyB. aloneC. singlyD. individually32. A. commerceB. consumersC. commercialsD. contracts33. A

52、. rangingB. listingC. changingD. adjusting34. A. taken toB. spent inC. expected ofD. exposed to35. A. flashesB. billboardsC. attractionsD. messages36. A. improveB. promoteC. urgeD. update37. A. suspendedB. explainedC. demonstratedD. displayed38. A. equipB. decorateC. polishD. fix39. A. AudioB. Studi

53、oC. OralD. Video40. A. sinceB. whileC. unlessD. if41. A. throw awayB. lay downC. blow outD. break down42. A. Except forB. Apart fromC. According toD. Including in43. A. effectB. affectC. result D. purpose44. A. lessB. sameC. similarD. more45. A. outlooksB. opinionsC. conceptsD. implications【答案】31. B

54、 32. C 33. A 34. D 35. B 36. B 37. D 38. B 39. A 40. B 41. A 42. C 43. A 44. D 45. C【解析】这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了广告广泛存在于美国杂志和报纸中，并进一步讲述了广告的作用和意义。【31题详解】考查副词词义辨析。句意：仅纽约时报周日版可能就包含350页广告。A. lonely孤独的（形容词）；B. alone单独地；C. singly一个一个地；D. individually分别地。根据前文“Most American magazines and newspapers reserve 60 percent o

55、f their pages for ads.”可知，大多数美国杂志和报纸都将其页面的60用于广告。此处表示单独一本纽约时报周日版可能就包含350页广告。故选B项。【32题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：一些广播电台每小时将40分钟用于商业广告。A. commerce商业；B. consumers消费者；C. commercials商业广告；D. contracts合同。根据前文“The New York Times Sunday edition alone may contain 350 pages of advertisements.”可知仅纽约时报周日版可能就包含350页广告。接下来用广播的

56、例子说明一些广播电台每小时将40分钟用于商业广告。故选C项。【33题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：如今，绝大多数电视广告都包含简短的广告，长度从几秒钟到几分钟不等。A. ranging范围；B. listing列表；C. changing更改；D. adjusting调整。根据“length from a few seconds to several minutes.”长度从几秒钟到几分钟不等。可知此处表述为广告时长的范围。故选A项。【34题详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：到他们高中毕业时，他们将可以接触到360,000个电视广告。A. taken to被带到；B. spent in花费在；C. expected of预期；D. exposed to暴露于、接触。根据前句“American youngsters sit through three hours of television commercials each week.”美国青少年每周要看三个小时的电视广告